(Isn't Jesus calling? Isn't Jesus calling us to come to him?)
Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Mark 1:17a And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me,
Luke 14:17b Come; for all things are now ready.
(John the Baptist pointed out Jesus, and they came to Jesus:)
John 1:35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
(The Samaritan woman told the men about Jesus, and they came:)
John 4:29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
39a And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman,
40a So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them:
41 And many more believed because of his own word;
(Why come to Jesus?)
Hebrews 7:25a Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him,
(Jesus doesn’t want anyone to go to hell:)
II Peter 3:9c not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
(Jesus invited Zacchaeus to come, and he came to Jesus:)
Luke 19:5b Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
(Many others heard the call and came to Jesus:)
Matthew 9:10b many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
Mark 1:45c and they came to him from every quarter.
John 8:2b and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
Luke 5:15b and great multitudes came together to hear,
(Others, too, heard the call, and came to Jesus:)
Luke 13:12a And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him,
Matthew 14:33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
Matthew 15:25a Then came she and worshipped him,
Mark 5:33b came and fell down before him,
(Why is Jesus calling? Why should we come to him?)
Hebrews 9:15c they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
(Jesus’ calling is the most important thing in our lives – we better make sure we answer his call and come to him:)
II Peter 1:10b give diligence to make your calling and election sure:
(If we have come to Jesus, there are wonderful things about his calling, that we need to know:)
Ephesians 1:18b that ye may know what is the hope of his calling,
I Peter 5:10a But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus,
II Peter 1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
I Thessalonians 5:24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
I Peter 2:9b that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
30b and whom he called, them he also justified: